Broken foot leaves Grohl ‘stronger’

Even though Dave Grohl has a broken foot and has been reduced to performing from a chair, he insists his injury has not set his band back, but strengthened it.

“I think these have been the best shows the Foo Fighters have ever done. I think because of this situation and because of the challenge of just getting onstage to do the shows, the shows are more passionate, they’re more energetic,” Grohl said from Quebec City.

“When the audience sees me in that chair, they realise we’re all in this together,” he added. “I’m just a dude with a broken leg and I’m going to give you three hours of everything I got.”

Grohl fell onstage in Sweden last month and fractured his foot. He said he initially didn’t feel any pain: He had a cast put on his leg during the show and he finished the performance.

Grohl said his foot is now healing nicely and added that “the swelling’s down”.